Saturday Nov 30, 2024
Tuesday, 9 March 2021 02:44 - - {{hitsCtrl.values.hits}}
The National Chamber of Commerce of Sri Lanka has joined hands again with the National Enterprise Development Authority (NEDA) for the fifth year in succession to conduct the Entrepreneur Awards 2020 – Western Province for the Micro, Small, Medium and Large sectors, on Wednesday, 10 March at BMICH.
There will be around 25 awards to be presented to winners in the categories of Industry/Manufacturing, Agriculture/Livestock and Fisheries and Hospitality/Tourism and other services including Overall Excellence Winners of Gold, Silver and Bronze.
In addition to the above, two special awards will be given out for Best Entrepreneur Recovered during COVID period and Best Entrepreneur survived during the COVID pandemic.
This award scheme is designed to distinguish, reward and motivate Sri Lanka’s very own entrepreneurs to reach the mantle of achievement and encourage the business community in the Western Province to improve their standards of business practices and achieve a high level of entrepreneurship.
The most prestigious awards will be for Overall Enterprise Excellence (one award) and Best Enterprise Awards (12) for each sector. Special awards (nine) will be presented for the Best Environmentally Friendly Enterprise, Best Exporter, Best Productive Enterprise, Best Innovative Enterprise, Best Value-Added Enterprise, Best Energy Efficiency Enterprise, Best Entrepreneur Providing Most Number of Jobs for Females, Best Women Entrepreneur and Best Differently abled Entrepreneur.